Thanks to Alan for this.
I'll return to the site a.s.a.p. and take a shot of said nest, to get the
opinion of someone more expert than myself. It was certainly good
Yellow-rumped Thornbill habitat, and probably no more than chance that that
species was not on our list for the day.
John Clifton-Everest
Quoting alan morris <>:
> Hi Birders,
>
> Black-eared Cuckoos in eastern NSW primarily lay their eggs in Speckled
> Warbler and Yellow-rumped Thornbill nests. The former nest on the ground but
> the latter can nest high in trees at times. Sometimes the nests are attached
> to the bottom of bird of prey nests, while at other times, the nest can be
> added to over time and so become big and bulky.
>
> It is possible that the Black-eared Cuckoo seen by John Clifton-Everest at a
> large nest in a Eucalypt was actually checking out a Yellow-rumped Thornbill
> nest.
>
> Alan Morris
>
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